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Old Apr 27, 2009 | 10:48 AM
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hello all, i am a new member to hdf. i am restoring a 1978 flh. it was my dads first hd, and after years of sitting in storage i am finally able to get her looking the way she did years ago.
 
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Welcome from Belgium!

Sounds great, restoring a sentimentally loaded '78 FLH...

Reminds me to times my buddy and I were in our mid twenties, i rode an '76 fxe and he was riding a '78 flh. Man, those Shovels were big fun!

Good luck with the restore, and please show us some pics
 
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